by admin | Feb 10, 2020 | General Announcements
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) provides...
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | General Announcements
The National 2020 Census Day is just around the corner – only 65 days away. The following is an update on what the residents of the Qualla Boundary, can expect: The 2020 Census has already begun in Alaska and will begin soon in other areas in February....
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that the main access road into the Cataloochee area, Cove Creek Road, will be closed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to conduct road repairs from Feb. 10 through May 20. The county...
by admin | Jan 24, 2020 | General Announcements
The following tabled ordinances from the January Tribal Council session are provided per the TOP Office: Tabled Ord. No. 79(2020) Tabled Ord. No. 80(2020) Tabled Ord. No. 81(2019) Tabled Ord. No. 82(2019) Tabled Ord. No. 83(2020) Tabled Ord. No. 84(2020) Tabled...
by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | General Announcements
The Greening Up the Mountains Festival, set for Saturday, April 25 in downtown Sylva from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a heritage arts festival that celebrates the arrival of Spring through both traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian art, music, food, and...
by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | General Announcements
CULLOWHEE – A civil rights pioneer, community leader and instrumental voice for social justice in the mountains will be the keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations at Western Carolina University. Oralene Simons of Asheville will discuss her involvement...
